Kansas Oil & Gas Activity
Kansas statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1980 and contains information on the 430,610 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. Kansas is ranked #15 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Oct 2023. You will also find information on the producers of wells as well as recent drilling permits, rigs and production data for producing wells which start in Jan 1980 and go through Nov 2023.
Kansas State Summary Stats
Kansas Oil & Gas State Income: | $154,216,704,570 |
National Energy Production Rank: | #15 |
Kansas Map of Current Permits and Wells
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Kansas Frequently Asked Questions
Questions | Answers |
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How does Kansas rank in the nation for oil and gas production? | Kansas currently ranks #15 in the nation based on barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) production. |
How many wells were drilled in Kansas so far this year? | Kansas has had 430,610 wells drilled this year. |
How many approved permits are there in Kansas? | There have been 3,810 permits approved in Kansas. |
What is the average boe produced by well in Kansas? | 106 BBLs of oil equivalent (BOE) is the average amount produced by a single well in Kansas |
How many active producers are there in Kansas? | There are currently 384 active producers in the state of Kansas. |
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Kansas? | 2,632 feet is the average depth of a well in Kansas. |
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Kansas Oil & Gas Activity Stats
Category | Last Year Value | Current Year Value | YoY Trend | YoY % Change |
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Total Wells | 429,338 | 430,610 | Up | 0.3% |
Total Producing Wells | 14,152 | 13,585 | Down | -4.01% |
Percentage of Wells Producing | 3% | 3% | Down | -5% |
Active Producers | 421 | 384 | Down | -9% |
Total Permits | 1,974 | 3,810 | Up | 93% |
Average Well Depth | 2,632 | 2,632 | Flat | 0% |
Average BOE per Well | 113 | 106 | Down | -6% |
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Other States By Production Rank
Rank | State | Most Recent Month | Oil Produced | Gas Produced |
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# 1 | Texas | Nov 2023 | 129.5M BBL | 547.8M MCF |
# 2 | New Mexico | Dec 2023 | 59.4M BBL | 280.6M MCF |
# 4 | North Dakota | Dec 2023 | 37.7M BBL | 107.1M MCF |
# 5 | Pennsylvania | Dec 2023 | BBL | 275.7M MCF |
# 5 | Louisiana | Nov 2023 | 1.5M BBL | 251.2M MCF |
# 6 | Arkansas | Jun 2023 | 890.3K BBL | 269.7M MCF |
# 7 | Colorado | Nov 2023 | 14.3M BBL | 179.7M MCF |
# 8 | Oklahoma | Aug 2023 | 15.4M BBL | 151M MCF |
# 9 | Ohio | Dec 2018 | 2.1M BBL | 224.6M MCF |
# 10 | West Virginia | Dec 2018 | 1.2M BBL | 166.1M MCF |
# 10 | California | May 2023 | BBL | MCF |
# 11 | Wyoming | Nov 2023 | 6.5M BBL | 124.6M MCF |
# 12 | Utah | Sep 2023 | 4.9M BBL | 24.5M MCF |
# 13 | Mississippi | Nov 2023 | 1.2M BBL | 17.3M MCF |
# 14 | Montana | Nov 2023 | 1.8M BBL | 9.1M MCF |
# 15 | Alabama | Oct 2023 | BBL | MCF |
# 15 | Kansas | Oct 2023 | BBL | 8.6M MCF |
# 16 | Michigan | Jul 2023 | BBL | MCF |
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Annual Kansas Oil & Gas Production
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Kansas Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year
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Kansas Oil & Gas Permits by Year
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Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in Kansas
Producer Name | Location | Production Date | Monthly BOE Produced | Producing Wells | Trailing 12 Month Permits |
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Scout Energy Management LLC | Dallas, TX | Oct 2023 | 734.9K BBL | 5,556 | N/A |
Merit Energy Company, LLC | Dallas, TX | Oct 2023 | 286.1K BBL | 2,291 | N/A |
River Rock Operating, LLC | Oklahoma City, OK | Oct 2023 | 76.9K BBL | 1,578 | N/A |
RedBud Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Spring, TX | Oct 2023 | 42.8K BBL | 1,013 | N/A |
Casillas Petroleum Corp | Satanta, KS | Oct 2023 | 39K BBL | 326 | N/A |
Kansas Natural Gas Operating, LC | Hays, KS | Oct 2023 | 17.6K BBL | 185 | N/A |
Edison Operating Company LLC | Wichita, KS | Oct 2023 | 16.2K BBL | 159 | N/A |
Pantera Energy Company | Amarillo, TX | Oct 2023 | 10.1K BBL | 76 | N/A |
XTO Energy Inc. | Oklahoma City, OK | Oct 2023 | 9.7K BBL | 104 | N/A |
Own Resources Operating LLC | Breckenridge, CO | Oct 2023 | 9.6K BBL | 379 | N/A |
Colt Energy Inc | Iola, KS | Oct 2023 | 8.7K BBL | 103 | N/A |
Becker Oil Corporation | Ponca City, OK | Oct 2023 | 7.2K BBL | 26 | N/A |
Cherokee Wells LLC | Fredonia, KS | Oct 2023 | 6.5K BBL | 81 | N/A |
Bear Petroleum, LLC | Haysville, KS | Oct 2023 | 4.3K BBL | 73 | N/A |
Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | Wichita, KS | Oct 2023 | 4.2K BBL | 7 | N/A |
Lobo Production, Inc | Goodland, KS | Oct 2023 | 4K BBL | 122 | N/A |
Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Wichita, KS | Oct 2023 | 4K BBL | 46 | N/A |
Smith Oil & Gas LLC | N/A | Oct 2023 | 3.9K BBL | 189 | N/A |
American Warrior, Inc. | Garden City, KS | Oct 2023 | 3.6K BBL | 28 | N/A |
Falcon Exploration, Inc. | Wichita, KS | Oct 2023 | 3.5K BBL | 14 | N/A |
Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | Kingman, KS | Oct 2023 | 2.9K BBL | 27 | N/A |
Lowry Exploration, Inc. | Tulsa, OK | Oct 2023 | 2.7K BBL | 10 | N/A |
BEREXCO LLC | Wichita, KS | Oct 2023 | 2.5K BBL | 27 | N/A |
Endeavor Energy Resources, LP | Midland, TX | Oct 2023 | 2.5K BBL | 38 | N/A |
LB Exploration, Inc. | Holyrood, KS | Oct 2023 | 2.2K BBL | 18 | N/A |
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Kansas Top Lease Properties by BOE
Lease Property | State | County | Cumulative BOE | Producer Name(s) |
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McPherson College | Kansas | Stanton County | 3.3M BBL | DNR Oil and Gas, Inc. |
WILBURTON MORROW SAND UNIT | Kansas | Morton County | 2.9M BBL | Merit Energy Company, LLC |
Hughes 3408 | Kansas | Harper County | 2.9M BBL | SandRidge Exploration and Production LLC |
INTERSTATE UNIT | Kansas | Morton County | 2.7M BBL | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation |
SHERMAN | Kansas | Finney County | 2.3M BBL | PetroSantander (USA) Inc. |
Johnson Heirs | Kansas | Grant County | 2.2M BBL | Merit Energy Company, LLC,OXY USA Inc. |
W. B. Scherling | Kansas | Grant County | 2.1M BBL | Merit Energy Company, LLC |
WAUDBY | Kansas | Russell County | 2.1M BBL | Mar-Lou Oil Co., LLC |
PAUL MEYER | Kansas | Edwards County | 1.8M BBL | 3G Production, LLC |
E. L. Johnson | Kansas | Grant County | 1.8M BBL | OXY USA Inc. |
BERRYMAN RICHFIELD UNIT | Kansas | Morton County | 1.7M BBL | Scout Energy Management LLC |
ONION 'B' | Kansas | Haskell County | 1.7M BBL | Merit Energy Company, LLC |
Bennett | Kansas | Gove County | 1.6M BBL | Norstar Petroleum, Inc. |
Shonn Gregory | Kansas | Stanton County | 1.6M BBL | Merit Energy Company, LLC |
PATTON 'B' | Kansas | Scott County | 1.5M BBL | Novy Oil & Gas, Inc. |
Helen Krey | Kansas | Morton County | 1.5M BBL | Scout Energy Management LLC |
Heintz 'B' | Kansas | Morton County | 1.5M BBL | Scout Energy Management LLC |
WIESNER | Kansas | Ellis County | 1.5M BBL | Grady Bolding Corporation |
SCHROEDER, JOHN | Kansas | Ellsworth County | 1.5M BBL | DaMar Resources, Inc. |
ENYART | Kansas | Butler County | 1.4M BBL | Vess Oil Corporation |
HITCH UNIT was B&B ROYALTY 'A' 1 | Kansas | Seward County | 1.4M BBL | ELM III Operating Company LLC |
Cox | Kansas | Haskell County | 1.4M BBL | Abercrombie Energy, LLC,Merit Energy Company, LLC |
Dumler 'C' | Kansas | Russell County | 1.3M BBL | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
FLOYD 'B' | Kansas | Chautauqua County | 1.3M BBL | Cunningham Crude, a General Partnership |
MCFERREN | Kansas | Finney County | 1.3M BBL | North American Resources Company |
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Kansas Counties By Production
County | National Rank | State Rank | Production Value | Producers | Production Date | Oil Produced Monthly | Gas Produced Monthly | BOE Produced Daily |
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Allen County, KS | #647 | #30 | $853,493,988 | 2 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 10.5K MCF | 58.73 BOE |
Barber County, KS | #518 | #14 | $2,933,164,472 | 86 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 99.3K MCF | 552.03 BOE |
Barton County, KS | #650 | #31 | $4,411,331,262 | 7 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 9.4K MCF | 52.6 BOE |
Chautauqua County, KS | #686 | #42 | $866,151,071 | 1 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 3.2K MCF | 17.83 BOE |
Cheyenne County, KS | #526 | #15 | $534,736,546 | 7 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 85.5K MCF | 474.93 BOE |
Clark County, KS | #641 | #27 | $967,856,554 | 28 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 12.9K MCF | 72.07 BOE |
Comanche County, KS | #594 | #18 | $1,202,856,086 | 39 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 32.2K MCF | 179.13 BOE |
Cowley County, KS | #708 | #46 | $1,450,968,257 | 1 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 200 MCF | 1.1 BOE |
Edwards County, KS | #646 | #29 | $918,918,682 | 26 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 11.1K MCF | 62.13 BOE |
Ellsworth County, KS | #656 | #33 | $899,325,107 | 1 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 7.3K MCF | 41.1 BOE |
Finney County, KS | #323 | #4 | $8,442,591,759 | 36 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 643.2K MCF | 3.5K BOE |
Ford County, KS | #595 | #19 | $647,586,757 | 5 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 30.5K MCF | 169.47 BOE |
Grant County, KS | #238 | #2 | $11,448,882,572 | 12 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 1.5M MCF | 8.3K BOE |
Gray County, KS | #620 | #22 | $280,359,757 | 3 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 20.2K MCF | 112.7 BOE |
Greeley County, KS | #663 | #35 | $1,050,455,404 | 5 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 5.8K MCF | 32.27 BOE |
Hamilton County, KS | #485 | #12 | $1,661,951,892 | 18 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 154.3K MCF | 857.37 BOE |
Harper County, KS | #657 | #34 | $1,711,420,591 | 26 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 7K MCF | 39.23 BOE |
Harvey County, KS | #665 | #36 | $367,112,913 | 10 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 5.7K MCF | 31.87 BOE |
Haskell County, KS | #354 | #7 | $7,348,781,367 | 38 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 548.8K MCF | 3K BOE |
Hodgeman County, KS | #581 | #17 | $1,070,867,197 | 1 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 37.2K MCF | 206.67 BOE |
Johnson County, KS | #683 | #41 | $435,841,148 | 1 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 3.5K MCF | 20 BOE |
Kearny County, KS | #257 | #3 | $9,238,207,729 | 27 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 1.2M MCF | 7K BOE |
Kingman County, KS | #571 | #16 | $1,747,477,502 | 47 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 44.6K MCF | 247.9 BOE |
Kiowa County, KS | #645 | #28 | $1,101,782,542 | 34 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 11.7K MCF | 65.47 BOE |
Labette County, KS | #500 | #13 | $259,271,313 | 9 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 136.6K MCF | 758.43 BOE |
Marion County, KS | #674 | #39 | $544,846,775 | 8 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 4.8K MCF | 27.07 BOE |
McPherson County, KS | #698 | #45 | $1,226,236,222 | 2 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 738 MCF | 4.1 BOE |
Meade County, KS | #615 | #21 | $997,582,358 | 51 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 21.1K MCF | 117.47 BOE |
Montgomery County, KS | #447 | #11 | $1,202,227,483 | 13 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 236K MCF | 1.3K BOE |
Morton County, KS | #343 | #6 | $6,250,868,210 | 30 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 573.2K MCF | 3.1K BOE |
Neosho County, KS | #417 | #9 | $940,362,238 | 6 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 286.8K MCF | 1.5K BOE |
Ness County, KS | #687 | #43 | $3,891,326,232 | 1 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 2.7K MCF | 15.07 BOE |
Pawnee County, KS | #640 | #26 | $645,812,849 | 20 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 13.5K MCF | 75.37 BOE |
Pratt County, KS | #655 | #32 | $1,235,387,907 | 32 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 8K MCF | 44.47 BOE |
Reno County, KS | #681 | #40 | $1,179,382,452 | 20 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 3.8K MCF | 21.43 BOE |
Rice County, KS | #667 | #37 | $1,964,537,073 | 8 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 5.4K MCF | 30.5 BOE |
Rush County, KS | #625 | #23 | $755,493,965 | 2 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 19.4K MCF | 108.17 BOE |
Scott County, KS | #632 | #24 | $991,320,664 | 5 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 14.9K MCF | 82.93 BOE |
Seward County, KS | #408 | #8 | $4,101,909,678 | 61 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 324.5K MCF | 1.8K BOE |
Sherman County, KS | #605 | #20 | $114,161,890 | 3 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 25.7K MCF | 142.83 BOE |
Stafford County, KS | #633 | #25 | $3,082,216,615 | 24 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 14.5K MCF | 80.7 BOE |
Stanton County, KS | #338 | #5 | $3,894,024,361 | 24 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 578.9K MCF | 3.2K BOE |
Stevens County, KS | #233 | #1 | $14,167,733,123 | 35 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 1.5M MCF | 8.6K BOE |
Sumner County, KS | #673 | #38 | $1,356,064,256 | 14 | Oct 2023 | BBL | 5K MCF | 27.9 BOE |
Washington County, KS | #296 | #4 | $6,227,805,790 | 32 | Nov 2023 | 76.8K BBL | 286.9K MCF | 4.5K BOE |
Wichita County, KS | #39 | #44 | $17,741,962,285 | 78 | Nov 2023 | 33.8K BBL | 35.8M MCF | 201.5K BOE |
Wilson County, KS | #494 | #10 | $772,222,862 | 10 | Nov 2023 | 13.1K BBL | 57.4K MCF | 781.07 BOE |
Woodson County, KS | #420 | #9 | $1,006,343,365 | 34 | Nov 2023 | 43.2K BBL | MCF | 1.5K BOE |
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